Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Synonym: Turbinella praeovoidea Vredenburg 1916 [replaced name]
Full reference: E. Vredenburg. 1925. Description of Mollusca from the post-Eocene Tertiary formation of north-western India: Cephalopoda, Opisthobranchiata, Siphonostomata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 50(1):1-350
Belongs to Turbinella according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Turbinella (Mangkalia), Turbinella acutangulatus, Turbinella affinis, Turbinella amazonianum, Turbinella angulata, Turbinella brasilianus, Turbinella buccina, Turbinella chipolana, Turbinella demissa, Turbinella episoma, Turbinella falconensis, Turbinella gratus, Turbinella hermani, Turbinella humilior, Turbinella junghuhni, Turbinella laevigata, Turbinella magdalenensis, Turbinella mekranica, Turbinella perexilis, Turbinella pilsbryi, Turbinella polygonata, Turbinella praelaevigata, Turbinella praelavigata, Turbinella praetextilis, Turbinella protracta, Turbinella pyrum, Turbinella rembangensis, Turbinella scolymoides, Turbinella scopulus, Turbinella trinitatis, Turbinella valida, Turbinella wheeleri, Turbinella wilsoni, Xancus paytensis, Xancus rex, Xancus regina, Xancus talarensis, Xancus (Eoxancus), Xancus peruvianus
Type specimens:
- Turbinella premekranica: Unknown number, a shell
- Turbinella praeovoidea:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Pakistan (3 collections)
• Oligocene of India (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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